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The National Council for Agricultural Education announces a new collaborative effort with Project Lead the Way Inc.


The National Council for Agricultural Education Agricultural education is instruction about crop production, livestock management, soil and water conservation, and various other aspects of agriculture. Agricultural education includes instruction in food education, such as nutrition.  announces a new collaborative effort with Project Lead the Way Inc. to develop national student curriculum and teacher training course materials in agricultural science Agricultural science is a broad multidisciplinary field that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. (Veterinary science, but not animal science, is often excluded from the definition.  education.

The program of study will include a series of two foundation courses, four specialization courses and one capstone course, each comprising a full academic year.

FFA FFA free fatty acids.  LifeKnowledge curriculum will also be embedded into the instructional design Instructional design is the practice of arranging media (communication technology) and content to help learners and teachers transfer knowledge most effectively. The process consists broadly of determining the current state of learner understanding, defining the end goal of , and the program of study will incorporate academic alignment with the Curriculum of Agricultural Sciences Education model and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics curriculum modules. Each course will include a professional development program for the instructor.
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Date:Apr 1, 2007
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